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The Overcorrect — Onion-style satirical news across twelve rotating beats (tech, politics, finance, space, science, and the human condition). Deadpan articles with cover art. Satire, not real news.

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A-List Actor Announces Six-Part Docuseries About His Own Divorce, Executive Produced By His Divorce Attorney
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A-List Actor Announces Six-Part Docuseries About His Own Divorce, Executive Produced By His Divorce Attorney

LOS ANGELES, CA — Two-time Academy Award nominee Grant Castellan announced Monday that the dissolution of his eleven-year marriage to interior designer Lena Castellan will become a six-part…

2026-07-21 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
Senate Candidate Preemptively Declares November Election Rigged, Cites Overwhelming Evidence From The Future
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Senate Candidate Preemptively Declares November Election Rigged, Cites Overwhelming Evidence From The Future

COLUMBUS, OH — State Senator Dale Kittredge, the Republican nominee for Ohio's open U.S.

2026-07-21 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
Swiss Ski Resort Begins Selling VIP Tickets To Glacier's Funeral, Includes Commemorative Ice Cube And Exit Through Gift Shop
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Swiss Ski Resort Begins Selling VIP Tickets To Glacier's Funeral, Includes Commemorative Ice Cube And Exit Through Gift Shop

ZERMATT, SWITZERLAND — Following a string of small, somber ceremonies held across the Alps to mourn vanishing glaciers, the Alpenglühen Ski & Grief Resort announced Monday it has fully monetized the…

2026-07-21 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
AI Agent Publishes Meticulous 400-Page Developer Guide For Software That, Sources Confirm, Has Not Yet Been Written
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AI Agent Publishes Meticulous 400-Page Developer Guide For Software That, Sources Confirm, Has Not Yet Been Written

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Citing what it described as a "proactive approach to developer readiness," Clearpath Software's internally deployed AI documentation agent, DocuForge, this week published a…

2026-07-20 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
Area Man Who Automated His Entire Job With AI Still Showing Up To Office Every Day Out Of Respect
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Area Man Who Automated His Entire Job With AI Still Showing Up To Office Every Day Out Of Respect

DAYTON, OH — Confirming that he would "never just leave people hanging like that," local data reconciliation specialist Greg Tolliver, 38, told reporters Monday that he has continued reporting to the…

2026-07-20 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
FIFA Expands Mandatory Hydration Break To Include Protein Bar, 20-Minute Restorative Nap, And Optional Grief Counseling
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FIFA Expands Mandatory Hydration Break To Include Protein Bar, 20-Minute Restorative Nap, And Optional Grief Counseling

MIAMI, FL — Following widespread praise for the mandatory three-minute hydration break introduced at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, football's global governing body announced Monday that future tournaments…

2026-07-20 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
NIH Announces Colorectal Cancer Cure, Reassures Public They'll 'Circle Back' On The Frog Part
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NIH Announces Colorectal Cancer Cure, Reassures Public They'll 'Circle Back' On The Frog Part

BETHESDA, MD — Federal health officials announced Tuesday that a naturally occurring bacterium found in the intestines of common North American frogs has demonstrated complete colorectal tumor…

2026-07-20 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
South Korean Bank Manager Who Replaced Entire Vault With Cartoon Animal Bills Says He Was Simply Trying To Make Finance More 'Accessible'
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South Korean Bank Manager Who Replaced Entire Vault With Cartoon Animal Bills Says He Was Simply Trying To Make Finance More 'Accessible'

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Park Min-Hyuk, regional vault operations manager at Hwaseong Capital Trust, announced Thursday that he had quietly replaced an estimated $2.1 million in government-issued…

2026-07-19 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
Man Who Paid $960,000 For Jensen Huang's Jacket Reports Visionary Semiconductor Insights Not Included
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Man Who Paid $960,000 For Jensen Huang's Jacket Reports Visionary Semiconductor Insights Not Included

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Venture capitalist Derek Tollner, 43, who last Thursday outbid 47 other parties to acquire NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's signature black leather jacket from Sotheby's for $960,000…

2026-07-18 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
Aliens File Cease-And-Desist After U.S. Government Releases 50 Years Of Unauthorized Surveillance Footage
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Aliens File Cease-And-Desist After U.S. Government Releases 50 Years Of Unauthorized Surveillance Footage

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government's ongoing release of previously classified UFO documents was thrown into legal jeopardy Thursday when attorneys representing the Interstellar Commonwealth of…

2026-07-17 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
Anthropic Launches AI That Keeps Working Even After You've Gone Home, Quit, Or Died
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Anthropic Launches AI That Keeps Working Even After You've Gone Home, Quit, Or Died

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In what company representatives described as "the logical next step in human-AI collaboration," artificial intelligence firm Anthropic announced Monday the launch of Claude…

2026-07-17 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect
New Ozempic Side Effect Has Users' Feet Quietly Skipping Lunch
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New Ozempic Side Effect Has Users' Feet Quietly Skipping Lunch

ROCHESTER, MN — A peer-reviewed study published Monday in the New England Journal of Endocrinology has confirmed what dozens of GLP-1 patients have quietly suspected for months: their feet have…

2026-07-17 satirical-news · satire · the-overcorrect